Fake speech led to unprecedented tensions between Qatar and Saudi Arabia

Qatar is home to more than 600,000 Indians, and many more live in the UAE and Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt announced on Monday that they were cutting all diplomatic ties with Qatar, ratcheting up tensions in a region that is home to more than 7 million Indian citizens. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE even cut off land, sea and air crossings, meaning airplanes flying out of Doha, the Qatari capital, would have to be diverted over Iran to avoid a complete blockade. The move adds even more volatility to a neighbourhood that is dealing with war in Syria, the spectre of the Islamic State and the uncertainty of an